Journalist Arrested

UP Journalist Arrested Over Photo Of Children Cleaning School Floor

Cities | Press Trust of India | Monday September 9, 2019

A week after a journalist was arrested over a video showing children mopping the floor of their school in Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh, the local administration has ordered a probe.

Journalist Arrested In Midnight Raid For 3 Decade Old Terror Case In J&K

India News | Reuters | Tuesday June 25, 2019

Police arrested the publisher of one of the most widely read newspapers in Indian-controlled Kashmir in a midnight raid over a decades-old case, the police and his brother said on Tuesday, highlighting the difficulties facing media in the region.

Another Noida Journalist Arrested For "Defaming" Yogi Adityanath

Noida News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 11, 2019

Another journalist at a Noida-based TV channel has been arrested allegedly over defamatory content against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, said officials.

After Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Reacts To Journalist Arrests

India News | Edited by Richa Taneja | Tuesday June 11, 2019

The Uttar Pradesh government is spreading fear among journalists, farmers and their representatives, said Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra today condemning the arrest of three journalists for allegedly "defaming" Yogi Adityanath.

Rahul Gandhi Condemns Arrest Of UP Journalists, BJP Cites Karnataka "Hypocrisy"

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Tuesday June 11, 2019

A post by Congress chief Rahul Gandhi condemning the arrest of journalists by Uttar Pradesh authorities on defamation charges sparked off a war of words on social media today, with the BJP calling him "hypocritical" for overlooking similar actions by his party's coalition government with the Janata Dal Secular (JDS) in Karnataka.

Yogi Adityanath "Behaving Foolishly": Rahul Gandhi On Journalist Arrests

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Tuesday June 11, 2019

Congress president Rahul Gandhi today condemned the arrest of three journalists for allegedly "defaming" Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and called for their release. The arrests over the weekend sparked a huge debate on social media on freedom of expression in the country.

2 Men In Plain Clothes Took Him: Wife Of Journalist Arrested By UP Cops

India News | Written by Niharika Banerjee | Monday June 10, 2019

It was a phone call from a friend that woke up Delhi-based journalist Prashant Kanojia and his wife on Saturday morning. The friend told him that some men were looking out for Prashant Kanojia by his name.

"Effort To Intimidate The Press": Editor's Guild On Journalist's Arrest

India News | Sunday June 9, 2019

The Editors Guild of India issued a statement today, condemning the arrest of a freelance journalist, an editor of a TV channel and its owner over alleged objectionable content related to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The Editors Guild described police action as an "authoritarian misuse of laws" and an effort to intimidate the press...

Journalist, TV Channel Head Arrested Over Content On Yogi Adityanath

India News | Reported by Kamal Khan, Mukesh Singh Sengar; Edited by Shylaja Varma | Sunday June 9, 2019

A freelance journalist, an editor of a TV channel and its owner have been arrested over contents that were considered an objectionable post on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The arrests have sparked a huge debate on social media on freedom of expression and the top editor's body in the country callingit an "effort to intimidate" the ...

Delhi-Based Photojournalist Covering Lanka Blasts Arrested For Trespass

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 3, 2019

An India-based photo journalist, who was in Sri Lanka to cover the aftermath of Easter Sunday bombings, was arrested by Sri Lankan police for alleged unauthorised entry into a school.

"Witchhunt": BJP Lawmaker Writes To Rajnath Singh On Karnataka Journalist Arrest

Karnataka News | Reported by Maya Sharma, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Monday April 29, 2019

BJP lawmaker Shobha Karandlaje today asked Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to ensure that a journalist arrested for allegedly circulating a "forged" letter on dividing Karnataka's Lingayat community benefits from a fair police investigation. She also alleged that the state government has launched a "witchhunt" against those supporting the BJP in ...

Journalist Arrested In "Divide Lingayats" Fake Letter Case In Karnataka

Karnataka News | Written by Maya Sharma | Saturday April 27, 2019

A journalist has been arrested in Bengaluru in connection with a letter that was presented as being written by Karnataka Home Minister MB Patil. In the letter, which the police say was forged, a suggestion is made to the UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi that bringing a divide within the Lingayat community would be beneficial for the Congress.

Pakistani Journalist Arrested For Being Critical Of Government Released

World News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 11, 2019

A Pakistani television host accused of making defamatory remarks against the government, judiciary and intelligence agencies has been released on bail.

3 Journalists, A Cop Arrested For Bribery. Rs 8 Lakh, Mercedes Car Seized

Noida News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 30, 2019

A police inspector and three journalists were arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Noida on charges of bribery and extortion, police said.

Bangladesh Journalist Arrested For Reporting On "Election Irregularities"

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday January 2, 2019

A Bangladeshi journalist was arrested and another was on the run Wednesday for publishing "false information" about voting irregularities in an election won by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, police said.